F&W’s Deputy Wine Editor, Ray Isle, has created a cheat sheet for choosing wine to bring to a dinner party. Here are his 15 easy-to-find and delicious options—all reliable picks in most vintage years, and all under $20.

September 2008

F&W’s editors have tasted thousands of recipes in the Test Kitchen, but the best ones always stand out. Here, our all-time favorites from the past 30 years, including chocolate ganache bread pudding (right).

To eat locally all year round, it helps to freeze, can and pickle fruits and vegetables in the summer. Here, experts teach you how—then share ways to use the end results in great recipes any time of year.

June 2008

Our fantastic summer grilling guide not only includes recipes to feed a crowd and an easy, no-fail technique for making the ultimate steak, it also features a superuseful grilling tip every day in June from F&W’s Nick Fauchald.

What varietal is known as the heartbreak grape? How much of the wine in the United States is produced in California? Put your American wine knowledge to the test with our fun—and challenging—quiz, and find out if you’re a wine stud or a wine dud.

February 2008

Senior Associate Editor Nick Fauchald picks the year’s best new spirits, from small-batch Bluecoat American Dry Gin to the superpremium Partida Elegante Tequila, plus 10 matching cocktails to show them off.